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15-letter words containing p, u, y, l

  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
  • lleyn peninsula — a peninsula in NW Wales between Cardigan Bay and Caernarfon Bay
  • lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
  • lump uncurrying — Chin's generalisation of uncurrying. A curried function taking several tuples as arguments can be transformed to take a single tuple containing all the components of the original tuples.
  • lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
  • lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • malay peninsula — a peninsula in SE Asia, consisting of W (mainland) Malaysia and the S part of Thailand.
  • methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
  • multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
  • non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
  • non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
  • nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
  • nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • nucleophilicity — (uncountable) The condition of being nucleophilic.
  • null hypothesis — (in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
  • ovoviviparously — in an ovoviviparous manner
  • pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
  • pearly nautilus — nautilus (def 1).
  • peroxysulphuric — as in peroxysulphuric acid
  • perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • personal injury — injury to an individual
  • petroleum jelly — sticky substance used as lubricant
  • phenylene group — any of three bivalent, isomeric groups having the formula –C 6 H 4 –, derived from benzene by the removal of two hydrogen atoms.
  • phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
  • picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
  • picture library — A picture library is a collection of photographs that is held by a particular company or organization. Newspapers or publishers can pay to use the photographs in their publications.
  • pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
  • plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
  • platitudinously — in a platitudinal manner
  • play favourites — to display favouritism
  • please yourself — You say 'please yourself' to indicate in a rather rude way that you do not mind or care whether the person you are talking to does a particular thing or not.
  • plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
  • pluralistically — from a pluralistic point of view
  • plymouth colony — the colony established in SE Massachusetts by the Pilgrims in 1620.
  • policy issuance — Policy issuance is the process of creating an insurance policy and providing it to the policyholder.
  • polyisobutylene — a polymer of isobutylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
  • polyphemus moth — a large, yellowish-brown American silkworm moth, Antheraea polyphemus, having a prominent eyespot on each hind wing and feeding on cherry, apple, and other trees.
  • polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
  • popeye catalufa — See under catalufa.
  • poststimulatory — following stimulation
  • postulationally — in a postulational manner
  • poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
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